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LUCKY DIP BEER CASE
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Beer Case 12-pack That ‘Best Before’ sticker? Don’t worry about it! If it says ‘Use By’ then best you do, but “Best Before’ is saying to you, “Chill, dude, time is on our side.” Where are we going with all of this? We’re going over here to the mixed pack shelf, where we have this selection of awesome beers that are just on the wrong side of the ‘Best Before’ line (mere centimetres, really) but still on the right side of drinkability. Their sideways sidle is your good fortune, as we’re shunting them out the door at a bargain price. You’ll be wanting a beer, anyway, after all that Level-2ing you did.
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DAB DORTMUNDER AMBASSADORS DAB
EXPORT LAGER (500ML) DAB Dortmunder Export is the finest example of special bottom-fermented blond lager. It is a harmoniously balanced, crisp and easy-to-drink beer with pleasingly gentle notes of hops and malts. A very well-rounded taste profile with a soft and elegant texture.
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Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei more simply known as DAB has famously been known for the last 150 years as being the prime ambassador of the Dortmunder beer style; a style brewed by the Dortmunder Union in Dortmunder, Germany which exhibits pale, soft-textured lagers that take an influence from the Pilsner style that is brewed in Pilsen.
DAB have brewed their thirst quenching beers complying with the Reinheitsgebot, the German Purity Law of 1516. Using only pure and natural ingredients, DAB’s beers only consist of hops, barley, water and yeast in every Stein, all while following their original recipes that date back to 1868. The quality we see here is exceptional, and our thirst defeated. DAB Dortmunder Export follows on from the introduction of bottom fermentation; a fermentation method that marks a milestone in the brewing industry. Dortmunder Export brewed in this way allows us to enjoy a freshly crisp, blond lager with a mildly hoppy flavour profile that is supported with gentle malts. This is a very pleasing, harmoniously balanced beer with a well-rounded profile, and soft texture.
DAB Maibock; a ‘Bockbier’, a style with an exceptionally old history that originated in Northern Germany in 1351, and quenched the thirst of many a monk whilst they fasted, and was seen brewed traditionally for the 40 days of Lent. However today this style of beer can be enjoyed all year round. This deceptively high strength golden coloured beer showcases a refreshing, accentuated bitter hoppiness balanced out with a cherry sweetness, and full bodied malt characters all while being exceptionally palatable.
Whether it is winding down after a full day of back breaking work, or chilling out with a cold one accompanied with pizza, mates, and Netflix, DAB has your thirst needs covered. Berlin! Du bist so wunderbar. Prost!
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LITTLE CREATURES As craft beer started to take off in the late 1990s-early 2000s, a group of beer lovers joined forces to brew their ideal American Pale Ale. Setting up in a former crocodile farm, the facility of a huge shed on the water’s edge in Fremantle was the birthplace of Little Creatures Brewing. They first opened their doors in late 2000.
Their flagship beer, the Little Creatures Pale Ale, is carefully honed to perfection. Brewed longer than average, the slow, gentle process of brewing, fermenting, bottling and conditioning lasts nearly six weeks. The beer uses the best whole cone Cascade and Chinook hops available from the United States. Preservative and additive free, the Pale Ale is bottleconditioned for additional freshness and
In 2005 Little Creatures had gained enough momentum to expand nationally. In 2008 they opened the Little Creatures Dining Hall in Fitzroy, Melbourne. A long way from home on the east coast of Australia, the venue showcased what the company was doing and quickly converted the hearts, minds and taste buds of Melbournites. The Fitzroy Dining Hall was the epicentre of Little Creatures in eastern Australia until early 2016, when they turned their focus to a new brewery in Geelong.
The problem with growth for a brewery over such long distances is maintaining quality and consistency. This is why Little Creatures decided to create a second brewery 3,400 kilometres east in Geelong, Melbourne. Formerly a 1920s wool
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character, the bitter finish bringing you back for more.
mill, the Geelong site was established in 2011, but officially opened a couple of years later. The original recipe, ingredients, processes and dedication to quality remained exactly the same. Not only is the beer the same, it’s just as fresh. Now distributing internationally, Little Creatures has become a New Zealand favourite.
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BELGIAN BEERS You can enjoy Belgian beers that explode with fruit flavours, experience others that are earthy with savoury and mushroom umami characters, and sometimes you may find yourself sampling a fruity sourness, ranging from a light tartness to a mouth-puckering hit of acidity. There can be nuances of flowery rose-like aromatics from the hops, or even hints of cardamom or chamomile.
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Belgium is best known for its chocolate, waffles, Renaissance architecture, monasteries and, of course, beer. It can be difficult to make generalizations about Belgian beer, because one of the defining characteristics of Belgian brewers, besides their immense creativity, is their general scorn for the concept of style. The brewer is often thinking of creating a revolutionary drinking experience; they have a particular and harmoniously balanced taste, an idea of texture, and certain aromas in mind that they’d like to achieve in their brew, and that is exactly what their end product will undeniably show.
Hoegaarden White is a pale-coloured beer with a fresh, crisp flavour and captivating aroma. The refreshing citrus and earthy coriander alleviate the stresses of modern living and whisk you to another place entirely. La Trappe Dubbel, an authentic Trappist beer that must follow very strict monasteristic criteria before it can be branded as such, is a classic dark brown ale offering fruity notes of vanilla and roasted chocolate, with malt, dates, honey and a subtle influence of dried fruit on the palate. La Trappe Quadrupel is amber in colour with heightened aromatics of clove, nuts and banana, showcasing intense warm notes of caramel and dates on the palate. Leffe Blond is richly nuanced with aromas of malt and spice. It has an agreeably rich taste that is balanced by being gently bitter with hops, and malt.
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CRAFT BEER TASTINGS
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LIVE TASTING | CRAFT BEER WITH PHILL & GRACE Join Phill and Grace as they take us through a live tasting of delicious craft beers. This session we're all about Belgium beer and will be tasting; Leffe Blonde, La Trappe Quadrupel, and Hoegaarden White Beer. Tastings will be held live via our instagram account. WHEN: Friday 22 May WHERE: Live Online - on Instagram TIME: 6.00pm
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LIVE TASTING | CRAFT BEER WITH PHILL & GRACE Join Phill and Grace as thy take us through a live tasting of delicious craft beers. This session we're all about Little Creatures and explore some of their beers from the core range. Tastings will be held live via our instagram account. Read More... WHEN: Friday 29 May WHERE: Live Online - on Instagram TIME: 6.00pm
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